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§f.§0§l Theoden's§0
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§0 J.R.R. Tolkien§0
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§0We heard of the horns§0
§0in the hills ringing,§0
§0
§0The swords shining§0
§0in the South-kingdom.§0
§0
§0Steeds went striding§0
§0to the stoning land
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§0As wind in the morning.§0
§0War was kindled.§0
§0
§0There Theoden fell,§0
§0Thengling mighty,§0
§0
§0To his golden halls§0
§0and green pastures
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§0In the Northern fields§0
§0never returning,§0
§0
§0High lord of the host.§0
§0Harding and Guthlaf,§0
§0
§0Dunhere and Deorwine,§0
§0doughty Grimbold,
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§0Herefara and Herubrand,§0
§0Horn and Fastred,§0
§0
§0Fought and fell§0
§0there in a far country:§0
§0
§0In the Mounds of§0
§0Mundberg under§0
§0mould they lie
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§0With their leauge-fellows,§0
§0lords of Gondor.§0
§0
§0Neither Hirluin the Fair§0
§0to the hills by the sea,§0
§0
§0Nor Forlong the old§0
§0to the flowering vales
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§0Ever, to Arnach,§0
§0to his own country§0
§0
§0Returned in triumph;§0
§0nor the tall bowmen,§0
§0
§0Derufin and Duilin,§0
§0to their dark waters,
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§0Meres of Morthond§0
§0under mountain-§0
§0shadows.§0
§0
§0Death in the morning§0
§0and at day's ending§0
§0
§0Lords took and lowly.§0
§0Long now they sleep
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§0Under grass in Gondor§0
§0by the Great River.§0
§0
§0Grey now as tears,§0
§0gleaming silver§0
§0
§0Red then it rolled,§0
§0roaring water.
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§0Foam dyed with blood§0
§0flamed at sunset;§0
§0
§0As beacons mountains§0
§0burned at evening;§0
§0
§0Red fell the dew§0
§0in Rammas Echor.
